Butter-merging machine.



R. 11.1661181011. BUUER IVIERGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB.2.1918.

Patented sept. 17,1918.

ROBERT 1\T. EGGLESTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO SYNDICATESALES COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

BUTTER-MERGIN G MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

Application led February 2, 1918. Serial No. 215,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, Ronn'r N. EeGLnsrroN, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Butter-Merging Machines, of lwhichthe following is a specification, Vreference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inbutter-merging machines.

Under present living conditions, it is becoming generally increasinglynecessary to practise economies; and amongsuch economies, it has beenfound thatv a merging'of butter and milk will produce a compound havingsubstantially the consistency of, and useful as, rbutter, but of greaterbulk' and, consequently, less costly, than -the butter, a quantity byweight of milk being far less costly than an equal vor even a greatdealv smaller quantity byv weight of-butter.

The chief object of my present invention is then to provide abutter-merging machine especially adapted and designed for'use inhouseholds where, for economy, it is desirable for certain purposes toincrease the bulk of ordinary commercial butter, my new Vmachine beingof simple and inexpensive construction, eiiicient inoperation with aminimum ofeffort, and readily cleaned and highly sanitary.

With the above and other objects in view, lmy present invention residesin certain novel features of form, construction', arrangement, andcombination of parts, all as will hereinafter be described 'andafterward pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a vertical sectional elevation of a machine embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 is an elevational view ofthe machine taken at substantially aninety degree angle relative to Fig. l, the container being shown partlybroken away and in section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 8 3, Fig. 1.;and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken through the handle approximately on theline 4 4,

Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the said drawings, in which likereference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, lindicates the container for the butter and milk and which constitutesthe body of my machine. By preference, the container l is in the form ofa glass-j ar having a reduced top or neck 2 externally threaded, as at3.

Adapted to fit over and upon the neck 2k of the container l, is a cap 4provided pref-f erably vwith threads, as at 3, for engagement with thecontainer, whereby it may be iirmly, yet easily, quickly, `andconveniently, secured to, or removed from, the containerl. Formed in thetop of the cap 4, is a radial slot 6, which preferably extends at itsouter end to a point adjacent the periphery of the cap. vThrough theslot 6, the shank of the butter-merger, now to be described, extends andoperates. v

The butter-merger proper comprises a dasher 7, a shank 8, a handle 9, aspring 10, and a base 1l forming means of attachment to the cap 4, allof which, in my preferred construction, are formed or constructed of asingle piece of wire.

The base 11, which comprises one terminal orfendof the wire, is doubledupon itself to produce two approximately lparallel elements or strandsll, within whose lengths and between which is located the-slot 6, thebutter-merger proper being lsoldered or otherwise fixed at its base 1lto and upon the upper face of the cap 4. Preferably'the bight of thebase 1l is in registration with the outer end of the slot 6, as seenparticui ylarly in Fig. 3, whereby said base Serves also as a reinforcefor the slot against wear incident to the operation therein of the shank8. From theV end of one strand 11 of the base, the wire is bent upwardlyto form astandard 12, which has at its upper end the spring 10 in theform of an integral coil, and from which the wire is extended atapproximately right angle to the standard and ,then

'series of daslier-iingers, as l and therewith formed by firstbendingthe Wire at the lower' end of the shank at approximately a right angleto the trend ot the shank and then back and forth across the shank, asseen particiilarly inV Fig. 2, to form or provide a will call them,Which lingers are relatively spaced vertically of the shank and arrangedin a common plane substantially registering ivith the plane oit theshank, the uppermost linger comprising the other terminal or end of theWire and being soldered or otherwise xed to the shank, as also seenparticularly in Fig. 2.

In use or operation, a quantity of Vbutter a quantity of milk are placedin the container l, `and in this connection l may say that I have found'it to be practicable to'iise equaly parts by Weight of the butter andmilk and produce a butter and milk compound which is highly .palatableand possessed of a consistency nearly that f of thefbutter itself andWholly suitable for K position,

table and cooking purposes. The butter and milk being placed in thecontainerand the capy 4: being secured thereupon, the operator gras-ps'the handle 9 and mo-ves it downwardly againstvthe tension ot the springl0 y and then relaxes pressure upon the handle to permit the handle,under the tension ofV spring' 10, to return to normal or starting suchaction imparting reciprocal, back` andr forth motion to the -dasher 7,

vvhose lingers act on the butter and'milk in an4r ellieient manner tolcause a merging of the two. l

I am. aware thatv minor changes in the forni,'construction, arrangement,and combination of the several parts of my new machine may be made andsubstituted for those herein shown anddescribedwvithout departing fromthe nature and Vprinciple of my invention. y

Having thus described my inventioin'vvhat I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1'. In combination yWith a slotted member adapted to be fitted upon'acontainer, a dasher device including a standard mounted upon saidmember, a shank Working in the slot of said member, and a handle. foractuvating'the shank, the handle having engagement with the standard andstill connection 'upon said' member, a shank Working in the slot of saidmember, a handle for the shank,

'and a coiled spring intermediate the handle and standard, the handlehaving stift' connection vvith the shank and being adapted to actuateythe shank against the tension of the Spring.'

3. ln'co'mbination with a slottedmember 'adapted to be fitted upon acontainer,` a

`intermediate the handle and standard for dasher device includinga-standard mounted yieldingly holding the handle and shank in normalposition, thehandle projecting approXimately at right angles to, andhaving stiff` connection with, the shank.

4. As a substantially unitary structure, a 7 slotted member adapted tobe fitted upon a container, and a1 Ydasher device, the dasher deviceincluding a standard uponsaid member andi'- a shank Working in the slotof, and reciproeably; movable relatively to', said member. y

5. As a substantially unitary structure, a slotted member adapted to befitted upon aV container, and a dasher device, the dasher deviceincluding a standard upon said member, a shank Working in the. slot of,and reciprocably mov( ble relatively to, said member, a spring forholding the shank yieldingly infnornial position, and ahandle foractuating the Vshank against the tension 'of said spring.

' right anglesto, the shank. f

7. A dasher for machinesV of the class-described formed of a singlestrip of Wire and including a standard Whose base is adapted to be fixedto asupporting-member, ashank, a shank-actuating spring andhandleintermediate thestandardand shank, anda series of spacedconnected' lingers disposedA cross- 105 Wise upon, and approximately atright angles to,l the. shank. n

8. Ar dasher device Vfor machinesV of the class described comprising aslotted member adaptedto be litted upon a container, and a 110 dasherlmounted upon said member, the d'asher being formed of afsingle strip ofWire y and including a shank Working in the slot of said member, and aspring and handle for actuating the shank.

9..A dasher device for machines of the vclass described comprising aslotted member adapted to beiitted upon a container, and a `dasherformed of a single strip of Wire and including arstandard said member, ashank Working in the slot of said member, and a spring and handle foractuating the shank, said spring and handle being intermediate thestandard and shank. Y

l0. ln a dasher device Jfor machinesoi1 the 125 class described, thecombination With a slotted member adapted to be fitted upon a container,of a dasher having a shank Working in the slot of said-member,afstandardA Whose baseis liked to andl upon.` said meinberfand 130 ioowhosebase is iXed to 120 a spring intermediate the standard and shankfor lvieldingly holding the shank in normal position.

1l. In a dasher device for machines of the class described, thecombination With a slotted member adapted to be fitted upon a container,of a dasher, and a standard for the dasher having its base fixed to andupon said member, said base surrounding the slot of said member andserving also as a reinforce therefor.

12. A machine of the class described comprising a container, adepressible handle upon the container, the handle having an upand-doWnmovement relatively to the container, and a dasher having stifconnection with the handle and Working in the container, the dasherhaving a reciprocating movement back and forth in the container onup-and-dovvn movement of the handle.

13. A machine of the class described comprising a container, adepressible handle upon the container, the handle having an upfand-dovvnmovement relatively to the container, a dasher having stiff connectionwith the handle. and Working in the container, the dasher having areciprocating movement back and forth in the container on up-anddoWnmovement of the handle, and means for yieldingly holding the handle andits connected dasher in normal position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this speciiication.

ROBERT NEGGLESTON.

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